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Postcards From Natalie Zed, Set #9
Hey Hellbound Readers, welcome to the first Postcards From Natalie Zed for 2011. We met Natalie just about a year ago now when she won our big year end contest, taking home more than 50 CDs, records,...
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Otargos – No God No Satan
By Ola Mazzuca “No God, No Satan” could be another way of saying “No Pain, No Gain”, right? I mean, if you really put it into perspective, there cannot be one without the other. This is up for heavy...
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SepticFlesh – The Great Mass
By Laura Wiebe I arrived late to SepticFlesh appreciation so I have only a vague sense of how the band’s newest album compares to those that came before. That said, the epic drama propelling each song...
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Saint Vitus – Lillie: F-65
By Gruesome Greg This one’s been a long time coming, that’s for sure. Saint Vitus’ first record in 17 years sees the band with a new drummer (RIP Mondo!), but with the voice of Wino back in the fold...
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Hellbound Q & A with… Terese Fleming of Scarab Productions
By Kyle Harcott Western Canadian metal owes a lot to Terese Fleming. As the organizer of the Noctis Valkyries festival, she has put our region on the map as far as heavy metal culture goes. Incredibly...
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Rotting Christ – Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy
By Natalie Zed Founded in 1987, Rotting Christ are one of the foundational black metal bands hailing from the Greece. Emerging from a deeply religious, orthodox community, Rotting Christ were a rare...
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KEN Mode – Entrench
By Matt Hinch I’m writing this on the day the Juno Award nominees are being announced and while all the bands nominated in the Metal/Hard Music category are stellar, they fall a year short of the...
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Anciients – Heart of Oak
By Kyle Harcott Having watched Anciients grow since their inception in early 2010, it’s a fair assessment that Heart of Oak has been long-awaited by us locals. And their momentum is only gathering...
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HELLBOUND RADIO Playlist – Sunday, June 9th, 2013
Well holy shit, it’s a Hellbound Radio playlist! Well, there actually hasn’t been a playlist for a while, as it has been nearly a month since we have done the show live. Never fear however, faithful...
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Kylesa – Ultraviolet
By Matt Hinch Ultraviolet, the sixth studio effort from sludge peddlers Kylesa is the logical next step in the continuous evolution of a band which refuses to stagnate. Their progression isn’t...
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STAFF PLAYLISTS: August 2013
Back by popular demand! It’s the staff playlists page! Here’s what we’ve been listening to in July and August 2013… Bill Adams THE HEAVY BLINKERS – Health (self-released) MIXTAPES – Ordinary Noise (No...
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Kylesa – From The Vaults Vol 1
By Matt Hinch Kylesa are nothing if not prolific. From 2002 to 2012, the Savannah group has released five full studio albums along with a trio of splits, two EPs and three 7”s. Apparently not content...
View ArticleWitchfinder Radio Playlist For November 18th, 2013
Let’s see if we can’t turn over a new leaf and make this a regular thing (how many times have I said that now?) Download the show here: http://luradio-server.lakeheadu.ca/2013/Witchfinder%20Radio/ (You...
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Interview With ANCIIENTS From Witchfinder Radio
by Jason Wellwood So, last night on Witchfinder Radio I aired my interview with the fellas from Anciients that I had recorded the day after their tour had ended and just a few days after the tour with...
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HELLBOUND.CA’s TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2013
Compiled and edited by Laura Wiebe Hellbound’s writers compared notes on the top albums of 2013, and though we didn’t always agree, we did manage to identify some areas of collective appreciation. And...
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HELLBOUND’s TOP 10 CANADIAN METAL ALBUMS OF 2013
If there was ever an indication of just how strong a year Canadian metal had, it was in the flood of album votes that flooded my inbox this past month. A total of 57 titles were chosen by 16 Hellbound...
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Junos 2014 – And the nominees for Metal/Hard Rock Album of the Year are…
Well, the 2014 Juno Award Nominees have been announced, and us Hellbounders were keeping an eye out for the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category. Unlike their American counterparts, the Junos...
View ArticleHark – Crystalline
Hark, here be another band with a Clutch connection. Frontman Jimbob Isaaac has done artwork for ‘em, along with the likes of Red Fang, Kvelertak and Orange Goblin. In fact, Neil Fallon even makes a...
View ArticleCynic – Kindly Bent to Free Us
Around the late ’60s, progressive rock was born. Those who adopted the infant genre went forth from England, blew minds, and progressed, taking the music to fantastical new heights and, admittedly, a...
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Ken Mode announce European tour with Hark
The guys in Ken Mode are having a busy year following the success of their Juno-nominated 2013 album, Entrench. The last of their live summer prairie dates falls on July at the in Winnipeg. They’re...
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